Sunday, November 29, 2015

Woody was created in 1940 by Lantz and storyboard artist Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, who had previously laid the groundwork for two other screwball characters, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in the late 1930s. According to Walter Lantz's press agent, the idea for Woody came during the producer's honeymoon with his wife, Gracie, in Sherwood Lake, California. A noisy acorn woodpecker outside their cabin kept the couple awake at night, and when a heavy rain started, they learned that the bird had bored holes in their cabin's roof. As both Walter and Gracie told Dallas attorney Rod Phelps during a visit, Walter wanted to shoot the thing, but Gracie suggested that her husband make a cartoon about the bird, and thus Woody was born. [wikipedia]

Syndrome (real name Buddy Pine) is a supervillain, and the main antagonist in the Disney/Pixar 2004 film, The Incredibles. He is voiced by Jason Lee. Syndrome was listed at No. 64 in Wizard‍ '​s top 100 villainsThe Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animatedcomedysuperhero film written and directed by Brad Bird and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the sixth film produced by Pixar.
The film's title is the name of a family of superheroes who are forced
to hide their powers and live a quiet suburban life. Mr. Incredible's
desire to help people draws the entire family into a battle with a
villain and his killer robot. [disney]

Nothing comes easily in life, especially for the Tinkersons. Despite
Tiff’s financial concerns, Ted’s unrealized ambitions, Tillman’s
aversion to school work and Tweetie’s hourly mood swings, the Tinkersons
know in their hearts what truly matters: in the rat race of life,
family comes first.